Species / Laevistrombus Taeniatus
Stromboidea
Original Description of Strombus taeniatus by Quoy & Gaimard, 1834, p. 75:
- “Strombus, testa obovata, laeve, basi striata, tribus vittis violaceo-fuscis cincta; spira brevi, mucronata; labro crasso, dilatato, antice marginato” [Strombus, shell ovate, smooth, with striate base, surrounded by three violet bands, spire short, mucronate, lip callused, dilated, anteriorly margined (Maxwell et al., 2019)]
Locus typicus: Ambon, Indonesia
Strombe rubanné Quoy & Gaimard, 1833, pl. 51, figs. 14, 15
History and Synonymy
1844
Strombus canarium var. taeniatus in Duclos, 1844, pl. 7, fig. 6
Specimens from private collections
Laevistrombus taeniatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834); Sulawesi, Indonesia; 55,2 mm; Coll. Roman Fankhauser
References
- Maxwell S.J., Dekkers A.M., Rymer T.L. & Congdon B.C. (2019). Laevistrombus Abbott 1960 (Gastropoda: Strombidae): Indian and southwest Pacific species. Zootaxa. 4555(4): 491-506.
- Quoy J.R.C. & Gaimard J.P. (1832-1835). Voyage de découvertes de l'"Astrolabe" exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie. Paris: Tastu. 1: I-L 1-264; 2(1): 1-321 [1832]; 2(2): 321-686 [1833]; 3(1): 1-366 [1834]; 3(2): 367-954 [1835]; Atlas (Mollusques): pls 1-93 [1833].
